Copy-holder.



No. 636,423. I I I Patented Nov. 7, I899.

U. A. WUOLLEY.

COPY HOLDER.-

(Applicstion filed Nov. 3, 1898.)

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ORSON AJVVOOLLEY, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,423, dated November*7, 1899. Application fil d November 3,1898. Serial No. 695,407. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, ORSON A. WooLL Y, a resident of Salt Lake City, inthe county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Copy-Holders; and I do hereby declare thefollowingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable oththe above character which will be simple inconstruction, neat in appearance, easily operated, and most useful andserviceable.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrange- .ments of parts,as will be more fully hereinafter described,and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of my improvedholder. Fig. 2 is a side View. Fig. 3 is a rear view of same, and Fig. 4is a detail.

1 representsa rectangular frame having its bottom member extendedlaterally beyond the sides of the frame, as shown at 2. A solid block 3is disposed in the frame 1 and is secured to the top and bottom piecesthereof. The block 3 is preferably narrower than the frame 1, and thusleaves an open space between each side of block 3 and the side of theframe 1, and the sides of the plate and frame are connected byhorizontal rods or braces 4.

Legs or supports 5 are secured to the side pieces of the frame and areeach secured between their ends to one end of the extended portions 2 ofthe bottom section of the frame and then extend downward any desireddistance, according to the height desired for the holder, and said legsare provided at their lower ends with flat bearing-plates 6, whereby tomore firmly support the holder in place.

The plates 6 may be' provided with holes or openings for the receptionof suitable screws or nails 7, whereby to secure the device againstmovement.

Legs or supports 8 are hinged to the rear faces of thesides of the frame1 by means of loose-pin hinges a, and in constructing these legs orsupports I prefer to provide them, near their upper ends, withbrace-arms 10, also pivoted to the hinges a.

It will be understood that I do not wish to limit myself to hinging thelegs or supports 8 to the rear of the frame, as I may hinge the same tothe rear of the legs or supports 5.

A bracket or support 11, comprising a top plate 12, havingdownwardly-extending arms 13 at its ends, is secured to the bottom piece2 of the frame 1, and said arms 13 are provided on their upper edgeswith notches or recesses 15, as shown. The plate 12 serves to receive abook of any ordinary thickness placed thereon.

A follower-frame 16 is provided and consists of two upright arms 17,connected at their lower ends by a cross-bar 18, and said uprights may,if desired, be connected at their upper ends by means of a cross-bar 19.

Sleeves 20 at the ends of a follower 21 are mounted on the upright arms17 and are adapted to be moved thereon. The cross-bar 18 is disposed ateach end in one of the notches or recesses 15in the blocks 14 and isprovided with coiled springs 22, having one end secured to the cross-bar18 and the other end free to bear against the top plate 12,whereby tohold the cross -bar in the notches or recesses and at the same timeforce the follower-frame against the copy. The upper ends of the arms 17are bent to form enlargements to prevent injury to the book or othercopy supported on the holder. I

It will be readily seen that when it is desired to adjust thefollower-frame to accommodate copies of difierent thicknesses it issimply necessary to raise the follower-frame until the cross-bar 18 isfree of the notches on the top section of the frame 1, and the pins 24are disposed in openings or holes in said top section and extend throughsaid section a desired distance. Coiled or other springs 25 are disposedon said pins 24, whereby to yieldingly hold the rod or strip 23 a shortdistance from the top section of the frame.

When it is desired to support a note-book on the holder, it is simplynecessary to raise the bar or strip 23 and slip the cover and more orless of the pages of the open note-book under said bar, when the latterwill be drawn down on the book by the springs 25 and secure the same inthe desired position for copying.

When it is desired to secure a book or copysheet in position, it issimply necessary to pull the arms 17, carrying the follower 21, outwardand place the book or sheet on the plate 12 and then permit the arms 17and follower to be forced back against the book or sheet by means of thesprings 22. When the follower is in this position, it can be readilyraised to the top line of the copy, and as each line is copied thefollower can be moved down to the next succeeding line, and so onthroughout the copy, and when it is desired to remove the copy it issimply necessary to pull the arms 17 and follower 21 outward, when thebook or sheet can be readily removed and the copy-holder will be readyfor another copy.

Various slight changes might be resorted to in the general form andarrangement of the several parts described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention, and hence I would have it understoodthat I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details set forth, butconsider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterationsas fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with an upright frame and outwardly-projectingbracket or shelf projecting from the lower part of said upright frame,of an open frame pivotally con nected with said bracket or shelf, meansfor adjusting the pivotal attachment of said open frame to the brackettoward and away from the upright frame, a spring connected with saidbracket, shelf and the pivoted frame and normally pressing the latteragainst the upright frame and a follower mounted to slide on the pivotedframe, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with an upright frame and arms projecting outwardlyfrom said frame and each having a series of notches, a hinged framedisposed in front of said upright frame and having a horizontal membermounted in said notched arms, a spring pressing said hinged frame towardthe upright frame and a follower mounted to slide on said hinged frame,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of an upright frame, a shelf at the lower endthereof, a bar disposed over said frame and springs connected with bothof the ends of said bar and the frame, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of an uprightframe having an opening therein, a solidblock or plate closing said opening, a shelf below said block or plate,a bar above the frame, pins depending from said bar and passing looselythrough the top of said frame at points laterally beyond the solid blockor plate, nuts on said pins and springs encircling said pins and bearingat their respective ends against the frame and said nuts.

5. The combination with a frame, of a bracket secured to said framecomprising a top plate, depending arms at each end of said plate, blockshaving notches or recesses therein secured between said depending armsat each end of said plate, a follower-frame having a cross-bar at itslower end disposed in the recesses or notches in each block and a springsecured to said cross-bar and adapted to bear against said top plate.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ORSON A. WOOLLEY.

' Witnesses:

H. A. SMITH, ALICE MCLACHLAN.

